It seems to me that OEM tires that come with new trucks are subpar. My 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 had 6 miles on the odometer when purchased, but I only got 26,000 miles out of the American General tires.
Off to Discount Tire, Les Schwab and Big-O I went, in search of the largest tires available for my stock rims.
To my dismay (and surprise), I was only able to upgrade from 235/80/17 to 255/80/17 with one brand of tire: BF Goodrich Mud Terrain KM2 tires.
Most everybody wanted just under $300 per tire and I needed 7 (to replace the spare).
Sears initially was the most competitive, but only had my tires on sale for one day.
Off to Discount Tire I went to haggle. I was able to negotiate the tires down to $195/each and get $125 trade-in credit for my American General spare.
A few days later to accommodate my special order and I was back for the instal. A few before & after photos:
BEFORE:
After:
Off to Discount Tire, Les Schwab and Big-O I went, in search of the largest tires available for my stock rims.
To my dismay (and surprise), I was only able to upgrade from 235/80/17 to 255/80/17 with one brand of tire: BF Goodrich Mud Terrain KM2 tires.
Most everybody wanted just under $300 per tire and I needed 7 (to replace the spare).
Sears initially was the most competitive, but only had my tires on sale for one day.
Off to Discount Tire I went to haggle. I was able to negotiate the tires down to $195/each and get $125 trade-in credit for my American General spare.
A few days later to accommodate my special order and I was back for the instal. A few before & after photos:
BEFORE:
After:
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